Latrell Ellis Role Model

“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives” -Jackie Robinson. As an African American Jackie wasn’t treated fairly like many other blacks. He overcame many obstacles in life and inspired many. He began his baseball career in 1947 and finished up in 1957. He was an absolute outstanding baseball player for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jackie Robinson is a great role model because he was the first African American to play in the MLB, he represented many African Americans, and inspired all

Before we continue, we should discuss what maturity is. According to Wikipedia, the definition of maturity is “ a psychological term used to indicate that a person responds to the circumstances or environment in an appropriate and adaptive manner.” This response is generally learned rather than instinctual, and is not determined by one's age. Maturity also encompasses awareness of the correct time and place to behave, knowing when to act with appropriate emotion for the situation. Maturity incorporates personal accountability, meaning you take ownership of situations you are involved in. By following one’s conscience, you are taking personal accountability.

Some reasons while Holling is very mature is because he respects others, takes care of himself, and does what he’s told without complaining. One example describing his maturity would be one of the chores he did for Mrs. Baker. When Mrs. Baker told him that every Wednesday he would be assigned to clean her erasers, he did it without complaining. “I carried the box of erasers down the hall, down two flights of steps, and outside.” (Schmidt pg. 32) He did this every Wednesday for Mrs. Baker but also for some other teachers. The main reason he didn’t complain while doing this was because to protect his dad's job. Another main reason while Holling is mature is because of another big job that Mrs. Baker had him do. One day, Mrs. Baker had Hoodhood take twelve trips down to the first flour to get Mrs. Bakers creams puffs for the Vietnam Soldiers. At first, Holling hesitated but decided he would do it without complaining. He was incharge of taking the cream puffs from the first flour to the third flour twelve times for other people. In return for his hard work without complaining, he got some cream puffs to take home. By doing this, Holling is still maturing. Something positive Holling got in return for his maturity would be gaining respect from people. People can now start to see Holling as a brave, intelligence, respectful

Often, we think of older people as being smarter, wiser, and generally more mature, but this is not always the case. Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger gives a number of examples that shatter this generalization, offering an alternative to age as the primary factor in one’s level of maturity. Ordinary Grace shows how maturity is a result of circumstance and does not necessarily correlate with age.

I had always been mature for my age; I started kindergarten when I was four and I made up for that age gap by acting a little older. However, the true maturity that I hold now, the maturity people refer to when they say I am “wise beyond [my] years” did not develop in kindergarten, or even in school.

To attain maturity, you must have a loss of innocence. For example, when a kid finds out that Santa Claus is not real, he is disappointed and cannot believe the fact that there is no Santa Claus, because

    Maturity is not a fickle expression such as happiness or frustration, but rather an inherent quality one gains over time, such as courage or integrity. Before maturity can be expressed, the one who expresses it must have significant confidence in himself, since self-confidence is the root of maturity. Being flexible and formulating one's own opinions or ideas are aspects of maturity, but neither is possible without self-confidence. The greatest aspect of maturity is the ability to make decisions which society does not agree with. Whether or not one follows through with these ideas is not important. What is important is the ability to make the decision. These decisions represent the greatest measure

A person’s age has nothing to do with maturity ; a person’s life is what shows maturity. For example, if a person has had a very

Evolving towards adulthood is certainly difficult at times. It is remarkably complex due to the fact that adolescents are taught so many different lessons simultaneously, causing it to be too overwhelming when trying to make the right decisions. It makes this process even more complicated knowing there are many different views on what is right and wrong. Two great examples of this confusing, but worthy, journey reside in the lives of the protagonists of two classic novels. The first being Pip in Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations, a novel in which a young boy describes his life as he's developing. And the second is Scout in Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, a novel that’s told from a young girl’s perspective as her father tries to prove a man innocent after being unjustly accused of rape. Both authors do a splendid job showing the process of the characters’ maturity from when they were children, to when they are adults. The two characters face a few similar situations, while at the same time learning a great deal throughout the novels. They do this until they finally reach the final stage of maturity.

Maturity in Decision Making In both the poem “Fifteen” by William Stafford and the story “The River, the Bass, and Sheila Mant” by W.D. Wetherell, maturity plays a vital part in decision making; the more mature the person is, the better decisions they make. However, making important decisions can also make someone more mature. In the poem Fifteen by William Stafford, the protagonist made a decision that brought his maturity to whole new level. By making the decision of restraining his desire of stealing the beautiful motorcycle found running on the ground, and helping the owner of the motorcycle who was injured in the accident, he turns himself into a better and more mature person.

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Theme: One thing that makes an individual mature is to gain insight into the darker side of human beings.

This ability of reasoning leads adolescent to be rebellious, because they can understand that adult’s rules are not necessarily legitimate all the time. For instance, “A 14-years- old becomes acutely aware of the difference between what adults say they do and how they really act.” Billy showed this kind of cognitive ability, and he was rebellious towards his father Billy Ray and especially to Norm. He said to Norman “don’t tell me what to do”. Adolescents develop a hostile perception about adults. They become critical about their parents and the community they live in as a whole.

True role models are those who possess the qualities that we would like to have. Role models are those who have affected us in ways that influence us to be better people. They are people who others imitate, emulate or look to for guidance. There are good role models who inspire greatness in others and bad role models who are bad influences. There are even anti-role models, pegged by the media as "bad girls" or "bad boys" who serve as good examples of what not to do if you want to become a successful, respected person. With the majority of my time spent as an athlete throughout high school and college, I believe athletes should pose as role models.

When asked the question “When do you become an adult?” many people would give an age but in reality the answer isn’t that easy. To me adulthood is when you are able and willing to accept responsibility. If you cannot or will not be responsible, you have no right calling yourself an adult. What does make you a grown-up? Is it moving out of the house? Hitting a certain age? Having a relationship? Getting a job?” How is it that we can do. those things, that we consider to be “adult”, but we still feel like kids? Or that we feel like grown-ups, we're certainly old enough, but we haven't. seemed to have accomplished any of those things “grown-ups” have done? People never seem to quite understand the meaning of being an adult.” It has always seemed to me that age is irrelevant. You can be 12 and understand things better than a 30-year-old or you can be 40, have two PhD’s and still wonder if pigeons are migratory birds”.” Many people my age think that getting out of